Be sure to use a messenger cable to support the coax.
Chuck, W6AJW
On 03/19/2016 10:50 AM, Drax Felton wrote:
Sounds good to me. Commercial sites do it.
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On Sat, Mar 19, 2016 at 10:42 AM -0700, "Andre VanWyk via TowerTalk"
<towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
I am starting construction on my new antenna farm this spring on a piece of land that I
acquired, neighboring my house. All cabling will run from my shop building to a
communications shelter, 320ft away from where it will be switched to towers / verticals. The
path runs through an area that is very wet all year with lots of trees in between. Excavating
will probably not be the easiest thing to do. I am running 2 x 1 5/8”, 2 x 7/8”
Heliax lines, as well as an AC cable to power everything at the site. Control will be a
wireless link.
After considering all the options of burying this, I came to the conclusion that it will be
easier running these cables above ground on 4x4 support poles, about 4ft off the ground. I
plan to use a Bobcat mounted Auger to drill the holes about 4ft down below the frost line. I
am cutting a path that is large enough to keep the cables out in the open, away from branches
etc. Further to this, the plan is to place a few Owl / Hawk decoys along the route to keep
birds away, and I think chances of critters making the cable “home” out in the
open should be minimal.
Any thoughts?
73’s
NJ0F
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